I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last few days in beautiful Stockholm, the reason being the première of my new piece Movement (for Wind Ensemble) by the fantastic Blåsarsymfonikerna. It was great to be involved in this concert of … Continue reading →

On 15th July my new piece for piano, commissioned by the Ryedale Festival, was premiered at St. Michael’s Church, Malton. I had been asked to write a piece to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, to match the … Continue reading →

So I haven’t posted for a while. This is largely due to my final-year workload, but I do have two pieces of news to share. Firstly, I have received a commission to write a new piano piece for this summer’s … Continue reading →

I said I would talk in more detail about Waves; here is the extended blog! I spent the weekend in Suffolk to attend the premiere at Melton Old Church, given by Christine Whiffen, as part of a series of concerts … Continue reading →

Just a short post to mention the completion of ‘Waves’; a new harpsichord piece commissioned by Christine Whiffen. The piece is to be premiered on the 6th October at Melton Old Church, Suffolk. I will follow up later with a … Continue reading →

As well as acoustic composition, I have an interest in electroacoustic music. During the course of my second year at University I wrote a piece called Breathe, which started life as plain recordings of various everyday objects – bottles, coins, etc. The … Continue reading →

Blog no. 2 and this time about another piece I’ve written this year: Eksana. A piece for a chamber ensemble of thirteen and written as the final piece of my second year composition portfolio, the piece won this year’s Summer … Continue reading →

Very exciting day to be writing my first ever blog post! Today my piece Move! was broadcast on Radio 3, after winning the National Centre for Early Music’s Young Composer’s Award in the 19-25 age category. It’s been a great journey since … Continue reading →